Dare to dream
Is downtown Spokane construction really ending soon? (KREM)
Election night was rough for a lot of people
Washington state reportedly saw a serious surge in pot sales, blowing past the $200 million mark for quarterly sales in the second quarter of the year. Marijuana sales nearly equaled booze sales for the time frame. (KXLY)

They're actually white supremacists
The media was all over a convention of so-called "alt-right" folks who spent the weekend reveling in their whiteness, throwing up the occasional "Heil Hitler!" salute and reveling in the victory of Donald Trump. (New York Times)

Cool pope makes cool move
Pope Francis announced that abortion is a sin that can be forgiven by Catholic priests. The church still considers abortion a sin, but the move continues a special dispensation the pope granted for forgiveness during the church's last "Year of Mercy."